Topic: Reproductive Parts in Flowering Plants

Grade Level: Grade 5

Learning Competencies:
1. Identify the different parts of plants.
2. Describe the reproductive parts in plants and their functions.
3. Demonstrate understanding of how plants reproduce.

ENGAGE
The teacher will show real flower and an overlay model of a flower, the students will identify and describe the
different parts of a flower.
Study the figure and label the parts of a flower. Choose your answer inside the box.

Petals Sepal Receptacle Anther Stigma Pedicel

Filament Ovary Style

EXPLORE
Once students are familiar with the different flower parts, have each student, or student pair, select a flower to
study. Ask students to observe the flower with their eyes and with a magnifying glass only. Make sure each
student has a copy of the Classroom Activity Sheet: Flower Investigation, on which to record observations. Direct
them to answer the following questions on their sheets:
• How big is the flower?
• What is the shape of the flower?
• What color is the flower?
• Does the flower have an odor? Describe it.
• What flower parts, discussed earlier, can you see without dissecting it?
Once they have answered the questions, have students dissect the flower they chose. Students can dissect their
own flowers or in pairs so that they can share ideas and problem solve together. Students should dissect their
flower by carefully removing each part, starting from outside the flower and working inward, counting how many
of each part is present on the flower. If a dissecting microscope is available, have students look at each part under
the microscope. Students should record their data on the “Classroom Activity Sheet: Flower Investigation”. You
may have students include a sample of the flower part on their chart by taping or gluing it in place. After students
have identified all the flower parts, discuss the similarities they found among all the flowers. How were the female
parts of each flower similar? How were the male parts similar
EXPLAIN
The teacher will ask questions that develop the creative critical thinking skills of the students
ELABORATE
Have students, with a partner, brainstorm ways that plants are pollinated. When they have finished discussing,
have them share their ideas with the class. Discuss, using student ideas as a guide, how the structure of plants
contributes to pollination. Ask students to consider the role of outside sources (insects, other animals, wind etc.) in
pollination.
The teacher will show an illustration then the students will identify the type of pollination.
EVALUATE
The teacher will provide 10 item tests.